Community Resources for Breast Cancer

National Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program – The NBCCEDP provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and 12 tribes. Find out if you qualify for a free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test by calling:
800-410-6266

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum – The APIAHF is dedicated to promoting
policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of health status of all Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities. Translations
include Chinese, Tagolog, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Gujurati, Urdu, Farsi, Thai, and Cambodian.

Cancer Prevention Resources

Breast Cancer Action – Breast Cancer Action’s mission is
to achieve justice for all women at risk of and living with breast cancer. They believe in tackling the root causes of the breast cancer
epidemic.

Breast Cancer Fund – The website states, “Prevention starts here. Help us expose
and eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer. Together we can stop this disease before it starts.”

Silent Spring Institute – The Silent Spring Institute partners with physicians, public
health and community advocates and other scientists to identify and break the links between environmental chemicals and women’s health,
especially breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Facts

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women. Nearly 1.4 million women around the world are diagnosed annually. In
the U.S. alone, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed each year.

Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths among women.

In the U.S., a woman has a 1 – 8 (12 percent) risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime.

One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3 minutes.

One woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the U.S.; and every 69 seconds somewhere in the world.

The 5-year survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early before it spreads beyond the breast, is now 98 percent, compared to 74 percent
in 1982.

Approximately 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers are due to heredity. The majority of women with breast cancer have no known significant
family history or other known risk factors.

A woman’s chance of developing breast cancer increases with age. Approximately 95 percent of all breast cancers occur in women over 40.

The chances of a woman dying from breast cancer are approximately 1 in 33 (3 percent).

African-Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S.

The federal government devotes more than $900 million annually toward breast cancer research, treatment and prevention, compared to $30
million in 1982.

Nearly 75% of women over 40 years of age now receive regular mammograms, thought to be the most effective tool for detecting breast
cancer early.

In the U.S. today, there are nearly 2.5 million breast cancer survivors – the largest group of cancer survivors in the country. They are a vital,
living testament to the power of awareness and science saving lives.